Vivy: Fluorite Eyes' Song won't be returning for a second season.
That's according to series writers Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara, who discussed the show's production and possible continuation in a new interview with the Japanese anime-focused tourism service Mipon. Vivy was one of the most critically acclaimed anime series of 2021, receiving widespread praise for its writing, character development, catchy music and beautiful visual style and animation. Despite that, Nagatsuki and Umehara have no plans of continuing the series. "Both Umehara-san and I felt that everything wrapped up quite nicely, so it just wouldn’t feel right to force the story to continue any further," Nagatsuki said. Later in the interview, Nagatsuki explained that while he doesn't see the series getting a direct continuation, he thinks there could be a possibility of new stories set in the same world. "It definitely would be tough to justify a second season, but a side story or spinoff is a different matter and not completely out of the question," the writer said, adding, "As for Vivy and Matsumoto, their story is definitely finished. But if we consider other characters, we could do stuff like what the sisters were doing before the such-and-such day, or what happened while Matsumoto was sleeping between the singularity points," Nagatsuki said.
Tappei Nagatsuki is best known as the creator of the popular time-bending isekai novel series, Re:Zero. Eiji Umehara worked as scriptwriter on the anime adaptation of Re:Zero, and is also known for his work on the Chaos;Child anime. Umehara says he wanted to work with Nagatsuki on the project since his experience on Re:Zero had shown him the author's knack for time-travel stories. "I mainly deferred to Nagatsuki-san because he had so much more experience with time travel and looping stories, Umehara said, adding, "In that respect, at least, I felt that since he did such a great job with Re:Zero, we’d definitely come up with something great if we let him handle the time travel aspects."
Nagatsuki also discussed the show's ambiguous ending, saying "I think it’s nice that everyone who watched Vivy is able to come up with their own ideal ending. I have my own version of that, and so does Umehara-san. Even between the two of us, we differ on what the “correct” answer is, so we decided to leave it unanswered and let everyone be correct about what happens in the end."
Vivy: Fluorite Eyes' Song premiered on April 3, 2021 and ran for 13 episodes. The series told the story of the world's first fully autonomous AI, originally named Diva, who dedicates herself to working as a singer at a theme park. Diva's peaceful existence is shattered when Matsumoto, an AI from 100 years in the future travels back in time and recruits her into his mission to change history and prevent an upcoming AI revolt that will eradicate all of humanity. The series was produced by Wit Studio, the animation company behind the first three seasons of Attack on Titan, as well as Vinland Saga and the upcoming anime adaptation of Tatsuya Endo's acclaimed Shonen Jump+ manga, Spy x Family.
The full interview with Nagatsuki and Umehara, which also includes a discussion on how they balanced the series' musical and sci-fi themes and how they feel about the show's overseas fans, can be read on Mipon. Vivy: Fluorite Eyes' Song is available for streaming on Funimation.
Source: Mipon